Trading volume on EEX Group's global power markets increased 86% Year-on-Year to 756.6 TWh in September, with European power derivatives reaching 469.5 TWh, an increase of 111% compared with the same period in 2022.

Trading volumes have returned to a similar level seen in September 2021, prior to the Russian-Ukrainian war, when EEX Group’s global power markets were at 771 TWh and European power derivatives trading reached more than 500 TWh. Volumes in September 2022 were strongly affected by the energy crisis.

The EEX Japan Power Derivatives Market continues on the path of exceptional growth in its third year of operation, with a 168% YoY growth in September 2023.

Short-term power trading at EPEX SPOT increased by 26% YoY, partly driven by strong Intraday markets and with a new record on the German Day-Ahead market.

EEX Group’s natural gas markets amounted to 585.2 TWh in total, which is slightly higher than last year’s unprecedented trading volume (September 2022: 583.3 TWh) and more than twice the total EEX Group natural gas trading volume in September 2021 (235 TWh). Also, the Danish natural gas spot (ETF) market registered the highest increase (885%) when compared to last September.

In the field of European environmental markets EEX’s emissions spot markets saw an increase of +83%. September trading volumes also showed growth on the EEX freight markets: Options trading rose by 156%, trading in futures increased by 17%, accumulating to an overall growth of 21% YoY.